A Question for Sailors

[Mendonsy]

Are you saying there is a possibility, however remote that the steering system of the McCain was hacked? I am looking for the aluminum colander to put on my head now...

You'll need the aluminum colander, a layer of bubble wrap, and then a layer of tinfoil. That'll make a really neat capacitor!

 

[k0ua]

You'll need the aluminum colander, a layer of bubble wrap, and then a layer of tinfoil. That'll make a really neat capacitor!

Yeah, but you risk high voltage arc over.

 

[turnkey4099]

I can think of two reasons right off the top of my head.

1. Although details are lacking, the Navy has just as much admitted that the Fitzgerald was at fault in the first collision. See this link posted by Garandman:
Navy Punishes Leadership of USS Fitzgerald Following Deadly Collision Off Japan - NBC News.

2. We don't know any details regarding the second collision.

Steve

But that won't stop the 'conspiracists'. They gotta have at least one before breakfast every day.

 

[smstonypoint]

Are you saying there is a possibility, however remote that the steering system of the McCain was hacked? I am looking for the aluminum colander to put on my head now...

James,

Make sure that you post a "selfie."

Steve

 

[bindian]

Not much in this article, except the Navy is now looking at being hacked and lots of photos. Think about it...... in the recent past, 4 ships, all in the Pacific, have accidents that put them out of action. Why is it only happening in the Pacific, close to China and N. Korea?
US Navy 'to consider' whether crashed warships were hacked | Daily Mail Online
CBS World news just stated the McCain lost steerage 3 minutes before the collision.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Mendonsy]

Yeah, but you risk high voltage arc over.

When the bubbles in the bubble wrap start to pop then that will warn you.

 

[bindian]

and here........... South China Sea warship collision: USS McCain crash may be cyber attack
hugs, Brandi

 

[Wagtail]

So, are the helm and rudders of modern vessels connected mechanically? Or are modern vessels steered by wire?

Steve

PS

James, I have read that the claim that tin-foil hats block the government from reading your thoughts is government propaganda. The hats actually facilitate that process. What is your stance on this matter.

If I may interject with a "Trick For Young Players"... You don't replace tin foil hats, that's how 'they' get you.

You just add more layers.

 

[Garandman]

Wow!!

The Straits of Malacca, where the collision occurred, is one of the world’s busiest waterways and a true maritime chokepoint. The strait connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans and nearly 100,000 ships pass through the strait annually. One-quarter of all the world’s goods move through the Strait of Malacca, which is only one-and-a-half nautical miles wide at its narrowest point.

The waters where the destroyer and tanker hit are claimed by both Malaysia and Singapore. Both nations have claimed the collision occurred in their waters and that each nation was leading the search and rescue effort to locate the missing sailors. Malaysia went as far to announce that one of its ships, the KD Handalan, was the first unit of any nation to respond to the destroyer’s request for help.

There are about 60 "incidents" a year.

 

[Wagtail]

Again, I hearken back to my Navy days of yore... (and I've visited Singapore on a warship)

The SOP for entering any constricted or hazardous navigational situation was to close-up Special Sea Dutymen. SSD would include at least two Ratings (one Bosn and one Stoker), aft in the 'Tiller Flats'. They would man the Emergency Steering helm.

It looks like those positions have been sacrificed to 'minimum manning'.